Tag Archives: chaos

Fire Starters Sometimes Get Burned

Posted on November 14, 2025 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, November 14, 2025 The playbook written by disgraced lawyer and consigliere, Roy Cohn, who died in federal prison, was essentially about starting fires. Fires, among other things, are effective distractions. The more fires you start the more chaos … Continue reading →

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Lies and Other Trumpisms

Posted on June 28, 2025 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, June 28, 2025 There’s an important part of Trump’s repertoire, whose central theme is creating chaos and then swooping onto the scene like a vulture, claiming to be a hero because he cleaned up the mess he created, … Continue reading →

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License to Steal

Posted on May 11, 2025 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, May 11, 2015 Since it’s been reliably reported that Donald Trump doesn’t even read his daily security briefings most days, we can reasonably conclude that he doesn’t spend much time studying history, either. But the people who wrote … Continue reading →

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A Transparency Shell Game

Posted on April 22, 2025 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, April 22, 2025 Throughout Donald Trump’s business and political careers, his hallmark style has been  to create chaos and confusion. One thing Trump is masterful at is manipulating our legal system, and the most effective way to do … Continue reading →

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How to Survive 2025

Posted on March 13, 2025 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, March 13, 2025 Most Americans are so distressed over Donald Trump’s actions, they won’t watch newscasts, and they shun political discussions. But turning into ostriches won’t save our nation from slipping into fascism and autocracy. We need to … Continue reading →

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Eclipses, Ignorance, and Donald Trump

Posted on April 8, 2024 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, April 8, 2024 In Mark Twain’s A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court, the protagonist, Hank Porter, suffers a head injury and somehow wakes up in 6th century England. When he is brought to King Arthur’s court as … Continue reading →

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A Primer for Defeating Trump

Posted on December 16, 2023 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, December 16, 2023 In 2016, Donald Trump introduced a brash, profane style of campaigning that relied on insults, slander, and chaos. He lied pathologically and bragged about it. He knew millions of Americans felt disenfranchised or otherwise left … Continue reading →

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Living in Interesting Times

Posted on June 29, 2021 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, June 29, 2021 The phrase, “We live in interesting times” is an ironic warning about coming uncertainty and jeopardy. Whether or not it was originally a Chinese curse, the implication is that war and chaos are a lot … Continue reading →

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Reading Trump’s Tells

Posted on October 8, 2020 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, October 8, 2020 Donald Trump’s most notable talent is a native ability to create chaos, sow discord, and enrage his adversaries in the hope that it will either intimidate them or negatively impact their judgment. He touts unpredictability … Continue reading →

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Fanning the Flames of Domestic Violence

Posted on August 31, 2020 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, August 31, 2020 When my younger son was a high school junior he was attacked in the school cafeteria. Since my son is white, and the boy who jumped on him in front of hundreds of students and … Continue reading →

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